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Yes Besides old Vacuums, I have over 2000 comic books, I have also collected ventriloquist memorabilia and figures, or dummies. I also have a collection of Glass horse heads, pictured. I think I have every color of these that was ever made, the rarest being the dark amber color, it is the only...

Together Here they are together. The 1935 Kenmore Deluxe and Kenmore Jr. Deluxe. I'm thinking about building a shadow box display case for them. Thanks for the comments and feedback.

Almost done Like my Kenmore Deluxe, this Kenmore Deluxe Jr. cleaned up nicely. To Hoover300 thanks for the heads up. I did not tear this motor down. I checked the motor brushes and they are in great shape and the motor runs strong and smooth. My father would say "there are always things you...

Interesting find I was wondering how you would adjust the roller brush on this little vac and I found the answer on the two roller brush mounting blocks. I'm not sure if they are made of wood or an early composite material. after cleaning them I noticed there where holes drilled on three of the...

Commander Kenmore There is a Commander Kenmore 116.730 for sale on eBay...

Brush Roll The Brush roll on this little vac is in good shape. The bristles don't appear to be badly warn.

Stephen, Just for the record, I happen to have a copy of the 1949 Sears spring catalog. pictured is a Kenmore model 722 tank-type. There is no mention of it being called the "Commander Kenmore" The 722 did come with a "Deluxe 15-piece attachment set" Jim Side note: Les, Stephen was talking...

More pic's I decided to post some more before pictures. This vacuum had some masking tape raped around the bag connector, but I was pleased to see that it was intact but just fit loosely due to the fact the connector gasket was dried out and needs to be replaced. The cord and plug are in great...

I finally found a nice Kenmore Deluxe Jr. To go with my Kenmore Deluxe of the same year. This will be my first restore of the year. I look forward to cleaning it up and making it look like new. Everything on it is original, and in good shape. It also runs nicely.

Sears catalog Here is a picture of the 1942 Sears catalog add for the FRANKLIN SUPREME.

Dream machine This model Kirby is one of my dream machines. I would love to find one to add to my collection. Talk about being at the right place at the right time. Again congrats Les take good care of it. Jim

WOW!! Congratulations Les, what a wonderful find. Do you plan on restoring it, or leaving it as is? Jim

rivet I don't know if Kirby still sells these. You might be able to find some through the Tandy leather company.

Kirby lamp David, I have two lamp assemblies done at this time. One with the early Kirby fork at the bottom and a 516-DS50 fork style at the top. I would be more than happy to send you one of these if you would like. Send me an email with an address you would like me to send it to, and let me...

Bulk horsehair After looking at the bulk horsehair on eBay I decided to go with this brush ring from Kirby Needs, It should work well and it cost less than the bulk horsehair I found. Jim

Interesting David, What a great looking 508 one of my favorite Kirby's. I noticed the handle fork is different from other early Kirby's. I have the same fork from a 508 I restored and had never seen another until now...very cool. Here are the before and after pics of the 508 note the handle...

Thanks Thank you, Les it's good to hear from you, and get your feedback. Jim

Thanks Thank you, Paul, and thank you, Bill. I will take a look on eBay to see what I can find. Thanks again for your help. I was surprised to see that this subject has never been covered on you tube. I couldn't find anything on re-brisling roller brushes. Jim

WOW!! Very cool David! It's all there boxes and all, very cool indeed. Jim

Thanks Thanks, Huskyvacs and David for your kind complements. Jim